LEO ASCHKENAZY
September 18, 1907 (Vienna, Austria) - June 3, 2005 (Vienna, Austria).
Born into a modest Orthodox Jewish family, born Leo Ashkenazi.
In 1927 he entered Vienna's New School for Dramatic Art.
Persecuted by the Nazis, he was forced to leave for the United States. When the United States entered World War II, Leon Askin enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he learned that his parents had been exterminated at the Treblinka concentration camp.
After the war, Askin was filmed in Hollywood, where he played mostly foreigners. The greatest success accompanied Leon Askin on television, where he plays roles in the famous series of those years. Also continues his activities in the theater as a director and actor.
In 1994 Leon Askin returned to Vienna and till the end of his life worked in theaters and cabarets of the Austrian capital. He was married three times.
PRIZES AND AWARDS
Awarded the Gold Medal of Honor of Vienna.
